Essays Tagged: "Rebecca Nurse"

These evil acts affect even the most honest people in the town like John and Elizabeth Proctor, and RebeccaNurse who cannot fight the accusations made against them by those following Abigail. Those f ...

ived with her second husband. This made her a candidate for witchcraft in the eyes of the community.RebeccaNurse was also accused of witchcraft. The only flaws that were found in this upstanding woma ... s Hill on June 10th, 1692.The cases of Sarah Good, Sarah Wilds, Elizabeth How, Susannah Martin, and RebeccaNurse were heard the next day. The only accused not found guilty was RebeccaNurse, but when ...

all but one of her eight children at childbirth, and she sought someone to blame. She is envious of RebeccaNurse, who has 11 children and is 26-times a grandmother. Thomas Putnam has a rift with John ... irls shifted the blame from themselves onto innocent members of the community such as Elizabeth and Rebecca.Judge Danforth is perceived as an evil character who has a lot of authoritarian yet pious vi ...

. Something 'bout reading the future. Those girls testified against her and others. They had to get RebeccaNurse and Elizabeth Proctor next.And then he was alone, by himself in a quiet cabin. Anger b ...

llion he is just worried about himself. He says "You cannot hang this sort." This means people like RebeccaNurse and John Proctor because they are upstanding in the community. He knows he is partly r ...

h love that she made false accusation that lead to killings. She accused anyone she could including RebeccaNurse and Elizabeth Proctor, who are very godly woman, and if they are witches then god is g ...

y innocent were falsely accused and condemned. Even the most 'godly' characters were killed such as RebeccaNurse and Giles Corey. Reverend Hale lost his hope in the law of the Puritan society. At fir ... ale will remember the incidents, as many innocent were condemned. These incidents are the deaths of RebeccaNurse, Giles Corey and Proctor. "There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my ...

position on the matter, "(Danforth sternly and surprised)." In contrast, comparison of Proctor with RebeccaNurse reveals the weaknesses in Proctor's character. RebeccaNurse is a highly respected and ... good soul should. We have all heard of your great charities." When the audience compares Proctor to Rebecca, which even he himself does, "let Rebecca go like a saint for me it is fraud," it is apparen ...

rid her blame and guilt.In the town of Salem, several innocent people including Elizabeth Procter, RebeccaNurse, and Martha Corey are sentenced to trial for supposely following Satan. The townspeopl ...

eved his daughter Ruth fainted because she was involved in the witchcraft dance.The Putnam sent for RebeccaNurse, because she is a wise old woman. When she arrives she went to see Betty. Before the P ... ecause she is a wise old woman. When she arrives she went to see Betty. Before the Putnam sends for RebeccaNurse, Abigail made a visit to Betty and told her not to say a word or give away clues of wh ...

ich is where people in Salem want to start doing witchcraft, because hey see everyone else doing it.Rebecca nurse is kind of one of them people that are on the bandwagon, but others want to join her. ... at do witchcraft. Many residents in the community fear Martha for her reading habits on witchcraft, Rebecca, and Abigail for there part in witchcraft, and because they know all of these girls are liar ...

They are all speaking to Proctor and trying to get him to sign a paper of confession, but he won't. RebeccaNurse then comes in accompanied by Herrick. At this time, all of the characters in our scene ...

tnams show how hysteria allows people to act on their grudges by accusing many people such as RebeccaNurse, for the deaths of their seven children. Another example of how hysteria affected the ... Reverend Hale says to Francis Nurse in order to defend the witch the witch trials of the arrest of RebeccaNurse, There is a misty plot afoot so subtle we should be criminal to cling to old res ...

don't satisfy Putnam's fastidious demand, so he moves on to the next victim and eventually accuses RebeccaNurse. "For murder, she's charged! For the marvelous and supernatural murder of Goody Putnam ... nam truly stands out of the crowd this time. He is perhaps the only person corrupt enough to accuse Rebecca. Last but not to the least he manipulated his daughter to accuse George Jacobs. Does Putnam ...

ctor.The physician is unable to determine Betty's illness.A well-respected member of the community, RebeccaNurse tries to calm the situation and warns the Reverend Parris against blaming witchcraft f ... r Betty's illness, as it would set a dangerous precedent.There is animosity between Mrs. Putnam and Rebecca because all Rebecca's children are healthy whilst Mrs. Putnam has lost seven children in inf ...

, not only to try to save his wife, but other innocent people. He tries to help prove Martha Corey, RebeccaNurse, and others innocent. He writes up a petition with ninety-one signatures to show that ...

rucible, and in the real Salem Witch Trials, the brave men and women that fought the court included RebeccaNurse, Giles Corey, and John and Elizabeth Proctor. During the so-called Red Scare of the 19 ...